passionless

Examples

• All

• Holy Sassa stared at Myles through passionless eyes the color of water.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I sympathize with some of the guys who are faced with the horrible possibility of passionless sex for 30-75% of their entire adult lives.

  Blog text (19)

• No, you are amazingly passionless about this whole thing.

• - You'd rather be in a passionless marriage...

  When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

• But surprisingly, the performance by this American duo... ...has been passionless and very uninspired.

  The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)

• So I drank and partied and did whatever I could to distract myself from a passionless and purposeless reality.

  Blog text (22)

• They are too angelic or passionless to be seen as flawed mortals.

  Academic text (1999)

• Entreri was his opposite in many ways, passionless and amoral, but in fighting ability he had proven to be Drizzt's equal—almost.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The business seemed as passionless as fishing—until Reith recalled the hunts he had witnessed and so restored his zeal.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Stuck in a passionless marriage, Regina sadly accepted that she and Matt would grow old together without any excitement.

Synonyms

A

apathetic

vspassionless

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

focuses more on missing strong passion and emotional intensity

L

lukewarm

vspassionless

16 4.4

Not showing much interest or excitement

is more absolute, describing absence of real passion or emotional intensity

L

listless

vspassionless

12 6.1

Not having energy or interest to do things

focuses more on missing emotional intensity and passionate feeling rather than energy alone

E

emotionless

vspassionless

11 5.5

Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice

covers lack of feeling plus low enthusiasm, not only blank appearance

J

joyless

vspassionless

8 4.6

Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure

is broader, lacking general emotion and enthusiastic feeling rather than just joy

U

unmotivated

vspassionless

8 4.4

Not feeling interest or energy to do something

is about lacking emotional intensity and enthusiasm rather than only motivation

B

bloodless

vspassionless

4 6.6

Showing no feeling and little energy

is less about coldness and more about missing strong emotional drive

H

halfhearted

vspassionless

4 4.3

Showing little interest or energy

refers more to a general lack of inner feeling and excitement

U

unenthusiastic

vspassionless

4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

emphasizes the deeper absence of passion and emotional engagement

U

unenthused

vspassionless

• Informal

1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is about a wider lack of passion and feeling beyond single events

A

affectless

vspassionless

1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is about an inner lack of passion and enthusiasm rather than only no expression

S

spiritless

vspassionless

1 6.0

Showing little energy and no enthusiasm

is about absence of strong emotion and enthusiasm rather than just low drive

U

unexcited

vspassionless

1 3.7

Calm and not showing strong feeling

is stronger, denoting overall missing passion and emotional energy

F

fireless

vspassionless

5.1

Showing little energy and no enthusiasm

is centered on missing passion and emotional warmth rather than mere dullness

U

unstimulated

vspassionless

5.4

Not feeling interested or excited to do things

implies a deeper absence of passion and emotional engagement beyond stimulation

U

unstirring

vspassionless

7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is more about personal lack of passion and feeling rather than external dullness

S

saltless

vspassionless

• Archaic

6.6

Boring and not interesting or exciting

focuses on missing lively qualities while key is about inner emotional absence

Antonyms

P

passionate

329 2.8

Having very strong feelings about something

E

enthusiastic

175 2.7

Very excited and interested in something

How Passionate

fervent

24 6.1

emotional

535 2.1

interested

∞ 1.0

reserved

3.7

indifferent

46 4.4

passionless

3 6.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology